diff --git a/lib/coffee-script/nodes.js b/lib/coffee-script/nodes.js
index 691f91cd..29d4bf80 100644
--- a/lib/coffee-script/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/coffee-script/nodes.js
@@ -1675,11 +1675,13 @@
       return this;
     };
     Try.prototype.compileNode = function(o) {
-      var catchPart, errorPart;
+      var catchPart, ensurePart, errorPart, tryPart;
       o.indent += TAB;
       errorPart = this.error ? " (" + (this.error.compile(o)) + ") " : ' ';
-      catchPart = this.recovery ? (o.scope.add(this.error.value, 'param'), " catch" + errorPart + "{\n" + (this.recovery.compile(o, LEVEL_TOP)) + "\n" + this.tab + "}") : !(this.ensure || this.recovery) ? ' catch (_e) {}' : void 0;
-      return ("" + this.tab + "try {\n" + (this.attempt.compile(o, LEVEL_TOP)) + "\n" + this.tab + "}" + (catchPart || '')) + (this.ensure ? " finally {\n" + (this.ensure.compile(o, LEVEL_TOP)) + "\n" + this.tab + "}" : '');
+      tryPart = this.attempt.compile(o, LEVEL_TOP);
+      catchPart = this.recovery ? (!o.scope.check(this.error.value) ? o.scope.add(this.error.value, 'param') : void 0, " catch" + errorPart + "{\n" + (this.recovery.compile(o, LEVEL_TOP)) + "\n" + this.tab + "}") : !(this.ensure || this.recovery) ? ' catch (_error) {}' : void 0;
+      ensurePart = this.ensure ? " finally {\n" + (this.ensure.compile(o, LEVEL_TOP)) + "\n" + this.tab + "}" : '';
+      return "" + this.tab + "try {\n" + tryPart + "\n" + this.tab + "}" + (catchPart || '') + ensurePart;
     };
     return Try;
   })();
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index 4164609f..9d56e1fc 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -1425,16 +1425,19 @@ exports.Try = class Try extends Base
   compileNode: (o) ->
     o.indent  += TAB
     errorPart = if @error then " (#{ @error.compile o }) " else ' '
+    tryPart   = @attempt.compile o, LEVEL_TOP
+    
     catchPart = if @recovery
-      o.scope.add @error.value, 'param'
+      o.scope.add @error.value, 'param' unless o.scope.check @error.value
       " catch#{errorPart}{\n#{ @recovery.compile o, LEVEL_TOP }\n#{@tab}}"
     else unless @ensure or @recovery
-      ' catch (_e) {}'
-    """
-    #{@tab}try {
-    #{ @attempt.compile o, LEVEL_TOP }
-    #{@tab}}#{ catchPart or '' }
-    """ + if @ensure then " finally {\n#{ @ensure.compile o, LEVEL_TOP }\n#{@tab}}" else ''
+      ' catch (_error) {}'
+      
+    ensurePart = if @ensure then " finally {\n#{ @ensure.compile o, LEVEL_TOP }\n#{@tab}}" else ''
+      
+    """#{@tab}try {
+    #{tryPart}
+    #{@tab}}#{ catchPart or '' }#{ensurePart}"""
 
 #### Throw